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We had blight up here last summer, but we also didn't have any sun to speak of- it rained more last summer than I have ever seen. Mud all year long. So, I don't know if blight got the tomatoes or the mud did. I may just do some in pots on the patio this year.

What about starting them in 5 gallon pails and keeping them in there? No getting away from you, and easy to harvest, and no chance of invasion.

I have been wondering when to "harvest" the castings. The worm place I bought my set up from had a block of coconut mat to start the bins with. How do I know when they have digested it to the point that it needs to be removed? I do know my worms have multiplied!

I really don't think I will get enough tomatoes to be worth drying this year. It hasn't been sunny enough. But, I am going to- some year!

OK, so who's counting us?? I start my browsing on BYC, move down the link-line here, then Sufficient Self, then BYH. When I have time- mostly on weekends.

I spend a lot of time stamping out pokeweed from my pasture and property- they are almost impossible to get rid of. I'm not sure you could pay me enough to try eating them. I have heard that you can get the toxin through your skin while pulling them up.

One of my catalogs I got this spring had Amaranth seeds for sale. The flowers looked pretty, and apparently you can make gluten free flour from the seeds in the fall. Anyone done this? Will the plants grow in a short Vermont growing season? How many plants to get any appreciable amount of flour-...

It has been threatened, but not done yet. He gets cursed at when we see him, but we don't have time for my SO to sit out there waiting.

Great, now I need a leafblower. :cool: But, the girls really love their beetle treat every evening, too.

Something's eating my squashes down, too, but I blame the groundhog. I haven't seen any particular bugs, but I sure do see him.

I just finished my first ever raspberry jam last weekend. I don't like raspberries as well as strawberries, but strawberry season here was just awful. It came out very seedy. (this is the first time I have tried seedy fruits). I was surprised, but I hate straining and making jelly. I always...

You'd need an awful lot of worms to eat 2 tons of straw!:ep

Outstanding roses! I love the yellow center one.

Oh, yes, I almost forgot the poor eggplant. It is NOT happy. I heard it likes hot weather... I went out and uncovered my poor hot pepper plants and the eggplants. Trellised up a few tomatoes that were out of control- they seem to be outgrowing the weeds, too. The kale is fantastic! My red...

How cool! I never thought you could actually harvest the seeds and have them grow :)